Stroker vs Chinese Stroke
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Stroker
Master the art of Chinese calligraphy with this app. It offers animated guides for over 9000 characters, helping you learn correct stroke order. Browse or search for characters to begin your learning journey.
- Learn proper Chinese writing
- Master stroke orders
- Over 9000 Chinese characters
- Animated character guides
- Browse by category
- Search characters
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Want to learn the proper way of writing Chinese? Having trouble remembering the correct stroke orders? Then this app is for you! Stroker Calligraphy has over 9000 Chinese characters! See characters by browsing categories or by searching. Each character is animated for you to know the way! Download this free app now so you can master the stroke orders.
Chinese Stroke
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Chinese characters may appear simple, but are you confident in writing their correct stroke order? Are you sure you can teach children the right way? Download the app to test your knowledge! In today’s digital age, many people are accustomed to typing on computers and smartphones, and often forget how to write characters by hand. This app provides a convenient solution to help you refresh your memory on the correct stroke order. It offers animated writing demonstrations, allowing you to watch each stroke in action with voice narration. You can even adjust the playback speed and choose between automatic or manual playback for a more flexible learning experience. Additionally, each stroke is shown with a static breakdown image, making the writing process clearer and more understandable. This app is an essential tool for looking up stroke order, generating electronic practice sheets, and more. It strictly follows the latest national standards for stroke order and radical structure, with over 21,000 characters, including traditional Chinese characters. Whether you're a teacher, parent, or student, this app is a valuable assistant for mastering Chinese characters. The app also supports querying multiple characters at once, which is especially useful when teaching children to write names or exploring longer sentences, poems, and phrases. Moreover, you can generate electronic practice sheets in image format with various templates to choose from. These can easily be printed for offline practice, giving you the flexibility to learn both online and offline. To ensure an undistracted learning experience, there are no ads on the stroke order lookup page. If you’re a student, parent, teacher, or learner of Chinese characters, don’t wait – download the app now and start your learning journey!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Chinese Stroke at none against Stroker's shown. Chinese Stroke also leads on update cadence (every 6 weeks vs every 8 months). On price, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Stroker ships an update every 8 months, Chinese Stroke every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Stroker | Chinese Stroke |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (13 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 13 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 8 months | Every 6 weeks — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 14.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 79 MB | 60 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Paragon Codeworks LLC | Beijing Haixing Chuangxiang Information Technology Co., Ltd |
In-app purchases
Stroker
No in-app purchases
Chinese Stroke
No in-app purchases
Questions
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Do Stroker or Chinese Stroke have ads?
Which is updated more often, Stroker or Chinese Stroke?
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